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1 August 2008
Tissue-engineering strategies directed at mimicking the natural extracellular matrix have utilized synthetic and non-synthetic scaffolds to direct cell differentiation and matrix mineralization (in the case of bone). The most promising among the new generation of delivery systems are synthetic peptide hydrogels, which provide a nanostructured matrix highly similar to natural matrix.